2010: Placed seventh at the season-opening IPFW Invitational (9/11) with a time of 24:57.93; finished 67th at the Indiana Intercollegiate Championships (9/17) with an 8K time of 27:18.20; turned in a time of 25:47.00 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitation (10/2); finished the Pre-National Invitational (10/16) with a time of 27:02.00; placed 78th at the Big Ten Championships (10/31) with a time of 25:55.20; finished fifth on the team at the 10K NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a time of 32:39.54.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner in track and field and cross country at Avon High School; qualified for the Indiana State High School cross country championships as a senior; posted a top 5K cross country time of 15:46; served as a team captain for the track and field and cross country teams; clocked a top 1,600-meter run time of 4:25; led his team to a seventh-place state finish in the 4x800-meter relay.

Personal: Christopher Thomas Surfus was born July 22, 1990, in Danville, Ind.; is the son of Tom and Kay Surfus; has three sisters: Patricia, Cindy and Kathleen; enjoys sports, listing to music and watching movies; intends to major in engineering.